Boyle County, KY
Demographic and economic profile of Boyle County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Boyle County is a small central Kentucky county of roughly 30,700 residents that grew 2.7% over the past five years, with a median household income of $61,159 and a GDP per capita of $43,395. The labor force participation rate of 55.5% is relatively modest, though 91.4% of residents hold a high school diploma or equivalent and 27.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $38,091 suggesting a low-to-moderate wage environment. Housing costs remain accessible, with a median home value of $200,700 and median gross rent of $770 per month, and a short mean commute of 21.4 minutes points to a compact, locally oriented workforce.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.7% since 2018
Boyle County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone26,082 (84.3%)
- Black or African American Alone2,222 (7.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,063 (3.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race879 (2.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone342 (1.1%)
- Asian Alone282 (0.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish710
- 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic57
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)57
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)54
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island52
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,389
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,201
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,899
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services984
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services823
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,871
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,751
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,534
- 4.Service Occupations1,969
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations912
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.